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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Alexandra Sofia Pereira Teixeira

Citation names

  • Teixeira, Alexandra

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
521D-71F0-4D1A
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0029-6721
Scopus Author Id
7202385461

Email addresses

  • alexandra.teixeira@iucs.cespu.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde (IUCS). Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 , Gandra PRD, Paredes, Portugal (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2015 - 2016
Concluded
 Post graduate certificate in Forensic Anthropology (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 17
2000
Concluded
 PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Characterisation of the molecular mechanisms controlling astrocyte proliferation in response to endothelin-1" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Unanimidade
1995 - 1996
Concluded
 Post-grad courses / III Gulbenkian PhD Programme in Biology and Medicine, SECT/SEES/FCG. (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
1994
Concluded
 Biochemistry BSc (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/08/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2023/07/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2005/09/01 - 2014/07/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2008/01/01 - 2014/08/01 Science Communication (Local Coordinator of Scientific and Educational Events : Mostra UP; Junior University UP; FMDUP Open Day) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal
2006/09/01 - 2006/12/01 Science Communication Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2005/01/01 - 2005/07/01 Communication Advisor Centro de Genética Clínica e Patologia SA, Portugal
2002/04/01 - 2004/12/01 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
2000 - 2002 Postdoc (Research) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
1996/10/16 - 2000/11/27 PhD Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Caldas, Inês; Teixeira, Alexandra; Pérez-Mongiovi, Daniel. "Cheiloscopy and Human Identification: A Review". 2017.
  2. Caldas, Inês; Teixeira, Alexandra; Pérez-Mongiovi, Daniel; Afonso, Américo; Magalhães, Teresa. "Identificação por queiloscopia e palatoscopia". In Identificação em Medicina Dentária, 109-131. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2015.
    10.14195/978-989-26-0963-8_6
Journal article
  1. Ana Rita Dinis; Alexandra Teixeira; Daniel Pérez-Mongiovi; Inês Morais Caldas. "Fluctuating asymmetry in third molar agenesis as an aid to estimate socioeconomic status". Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-023-00706-2.
    10.1007/s12024-023-00706-2
  2. Moustansir Hassanaly; Inês Morais Caldas; Alexandra Teixeira; Daniel Pérez-Mongiovi. "Application of CBCT Technology in Forensic Odontology: A Narrative Review". Current Forensic Science (2023): https://doi.org/10.2174/2666484401666230516103852.
    10.2174/2666484401666230516103852
  3. A. Teixeira; A. Azevedo; D. Pérez-Mongiovi; I. M. Caldas; J. Costa-Rodrigues. "Involving Forensic Students in Integrative Learning—A Project Proposal". Forensic Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/forensicsci3010007.
    10.3390/forensicsci3010007
  4. Ana Margarida Navalho-Oliveira; Alexandra Teixeira; Inês Morais Caldas. "Age estimation using Demirjian’s and Willems’ methods: preliminary study in the portuguese population". RevSALUS - Revista Científica da Rede Académica das Ciências da Saúde da Lusofonia (2022): https://doi.org/10.51126/revsalus.v4i3.473.
    10.51126/revsalus.v4i3.473
  5. De Koninck, Anke; Azevedo, Álvaro; Cardoso, Mónica; Teixeira, Alexandra; Mongiovi, Daniel. Corresponding author: Mongiovi, Daniel. "Buccolingual root dimension of permanent mandibular canines as a complementary estimator of sex: a pilot study". Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial 62 4 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.24873/j.rpemd.2021.12.852.
    Published • 10.24873/j.rpemd.2021.12.852
  6. Fernandes Franco, Sofia; Azevedo, Álvaro; Matos, Vítor M. J.; Mongiovi, Daniel; Teixeira, Alexandra. "Odontometric parameters in human mandibular molars for sex estimation in a forensic context". Dental Anthropology Journal 34 2 (2021): 36-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.26575/daj.v34i2.326.
    Published • 10.26575/daj.v34i2.326
  7. Santo, Elodine; Pinho, Teresa; Teixeira, Alexandra; Perez-Mongiovi, Daniel. "Use of intraoral three-dimensional images for the identification of dental morphological traits related to ancestry estimation". Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine 7 2 (2021): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfsm.jfsm_21_21.
    10.4103/jfsm.jfsm_21_21
  8. Pérez-Mongiovi D; Teixeira A; Caldas IM. "The radiographic visibility of the root pulp of the third lower molar as an age marker.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26105787.
    10.1007/s12024-015-9688-2
  9. Sequeira CD; Teixeira A; Caldas IM; Afonso A; Pérez-Mongiovi D. "Age estimation using the radiographic visibility of the periodontal ligament in lower third molars in a Portuguese population.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25674324.
    10.4317/jced.51813
  10. Diana Bastos-Aires; Álvaro Azevedo; Maria de Lurdes Pereira; Daniel Pérez-Mongiovi; Alexandra Teixeira. "Preliminary study of micronuclei levels in oral exfoliated cells from patients with periodontitis". Journal of Dental Sciences 8 2 (2013): 200-204. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jds.2012.12.007.
    10.1016/j.jds.2012.12.007
  11. Mariana Souto-Lopes; Álvaro Azevedo; Alexandra Teixeira; Diana Bastos-Aires; José Lordelo; Daniel Pérez-Mongiovi. "Cytotoxicity of acrylic based resin compounds in a human gingival fibroblast cell line". Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial 54 2 (2013): 87-90. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.rpemd.2013.02.003.
    10.1016/j.rpemd.2013.02.003
  12. Caldas IM; Carneiro JL; Teixeira A; Matos E; Afonso A; Magalhães T. "Chronological course of third molar eruption in a Portuguese population.". (2012): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21755363.
    10.1007/s00414-011-0600-7
  13. Bastos-Aires, Diana; Azevedo, Alvaro; Pereira, Maria de Lurdes; Perez-Mongiovi, Daniel; Teixeira, Alexandra. "Preliminary study of cellular types of oral mucosa in patients with periodontal disease". Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentaria E Cirurgia Maxilofacial (2012): https://publons.com/publon/30391827/.
    10.1016/J.RPEMD.2012.01.002
  14. Paulo S. Pereira; Alexandra Teixeira; Sofia Pinho; Paulo Ferreira; Joana Fernandes; Carla Oliveira; Raquel Seruca; Gianpaolo Suriano; Fernando Casares. "E-cadherin missense mutations, associated with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) syndrome, display distinct invasive behaviors and genetic interactions with the Wnt and Notch pathways in Drosophila epithelia". Human Molecular Genetics 15 10 (2006): 1704-1712. https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fhmg%2Fddl093.
    10.1093/hmg/ddl093
  15. Teixeira, A.; Chaverot, N.; Strosberg, A.D.; Cazaubon, S.. "Differential regulation of cyclin D1 and D3 expression in the control of astrocyte proliferation induced by endothelin-1". Journal of Neurochemistry 74 3 (2000): 1034-1040. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033982029&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0741034.x
  16. Teixeira, A.; Chaverot, N.; Schröder, C.; Strosberg, A.D.; Couraud, P.-O.; Cazaubon, S.. "Requirement of caveolae microdomains in extracellular signal-regulated kinase and focal adhesion kinase activation induced by endothelin-1 in primary astrocytes". Journal of Neurochemistry 72 1 (1999): 120-128. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032957454&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0720120.x
  17. Romero, I.A.; Teixeira, A.; Donny Strosberg, A.; Cazaubon, S.; Couraud, P.-O.. "The HIV-1 nef protein inhibits extracellular signal-regulated kinase- dependent DNA synthesis in a human astrocytic cell line". Journal of Neurochemistry 70 2 (1998): 778-785. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031912893&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2012/11 Preliminary study of micronuclei levels in patients with periodontal disease XXI OMD Anual Meeting, Porto, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/10/01 - 2023/04/28 II TOXRUN International congress: No Boundaries for Toxicology: One Health, One Society, One Planet, April 27-28, 2023, Hotel Cristal, Porto. (2023/04/27 - 2023/04/28)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde Unidade de Investigação em Toxicologia, Portugal
2021/11 - 2022/04/08 I Congresso Internacional da TOXRUN e V Congresso Internacional da Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses: As Métricas, A Comunicação Científica E A Inovação Pedagógica / I TOXRUN International Congress and V International Congress of the Portuguese Association of Forensic Sciences: Metrics, Scientific Communication and Pedagogical Innovation (2022/04/07 - 2022/04/08)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde Unidade de Investigação em Toxicologia, Portugal

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2021 - 2022/04 II International Week of Nursing and Forensics, CESPU Penafiel University Campus, Quintandona, Porto, March 29-31, 2022. (2022/03/29 - 2022/03/31)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2018/11/01 - 2019/04/10 Specialization Course in Forensic Radiology, April 10, 2019. CESPU Campus Universitário de Gandra, Portugal. (2019/10/10 - 2019/10/10)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2018/11 - 2019/04 VI Jornadas de Ciências Forenses e IV Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses: Os Olhares Clínico e Forense sobre a Imortalidade/ VI IUCS Forensic Sciences Conference and IV Congress of the Portuguese Forensic Sciences Association: Clinical and Forensic Views on Immortality (2019/04/11 - 2019/04/11)
Meeting (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2018/09/11 - 2019/03/29 International Week of Nursing and Forensics , CESPU Gandra University Campus March 25-29, 2019. (2019/03/25 - 2019/03/29)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/05/26 V Jornadas de Ciências Forenses do IUCS e III Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses: Os Olhares Clínicos e Forenses sobre a Memória / V IUCS Forensic Sciences Conference and III Congress of the Portuguese Forensic Sciences Association: Forensic Views on Memory. (2018/05/25 - 2018/05/26)
Meeting (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Portugal
2009/02 - 2009/05 III FMDUP Pedagogical Forum (2009/05/20 - 2009/05/20)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal
2005/01 - 2005/06/18 4th International Alström Syndrome Medical Congress (2005/06/17 - 2005/06/18)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Genética Clínica e Patologia SA, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/05/30 Study of peri and postmortem dental fractures in a forensic context. (ERASMUS Mobility) Michelle Winter-Buchwalder (Other)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2021/12/13 Qual o sexo? Estimativas através da medição do crânio e osso pélvico em esqueletos humanos/What is the sex? Sex estimation by measuring the skull and pelvic bone in human skeletons
(Thesis) Arguer
 Micaela do Lago Barreiro (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/07/22 Identificação humana através de imagens 3D: Utilização de traços morfológicos dentários associados à ancestralidade no desenvolvimento de um novo método comparativo/Human identification through 3D images: Using morphological dental traits associated with ancestry for the development of a new comparative method Ana Catarina Oliveira da Silva (Other)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2020/09/16 A identificaçao humana através de imagens 3D de rugas palatinas/Human identification through 3D images of palatal rugae Ana Luzia Pinheiro Ferreira (Other)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2019/09/13 Limpeza e Preparação de Restos Esqueléticos: A Importância das Coleção de Esqueletos Identificados, Realidade Portuguesa e Questões Éticas /Cleaning and Preparation of Skeletal Remains: The Importance of the Collection of Identified Skeletons, the Portuguese Reality and Ethical Issues Susana Verónica Brás Azevedo (Other)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2019/09/13 Limpeza e Preparação de Restos Esqueléticos: Exumação e Coleção de Esqueletos Identificados/Cleaning and Preparation of Skeletal Remains: Exhumation and Collection of Identified Skeletons Telma Salomé dos Santos Moreira (Other)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2019/09/11 As Dimensões Radiculares dos Caninos Como Parâmetro para a Diagnose Sexual na Identificação Forense / Canine Root Dimensions as a Parameter for Sexual Diagnosis in Forensic Identification Francisca Raquel de Frias Machado (Other)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2019/05/13 Tracing And Identifying Light Weapon Ammunition. (ERASMUS Mobility) Ianca Leroy (Other)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/01/03 - 2022/12/12 Forensic Sciences MDPI

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/05/20 - Current Dental Anthropology Association (DAA)
2016/01/01 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses
2015/01/01 - Current International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2010 - 2014 Member of the pedagogical council of the Faculty of Dental Medicine
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal
2007 - 2014 Member of the Scientific Methodology and Research Office (GMCAI) of the Faculty of Dental medicine (university of Porto)
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - Current Current Forensic Science (2666-4844) Bentham Science

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023/10/22 - 2033/10/28 Erasmus Mobility to Erasmus Hogeschool of Brussels. Intensive Programme/BIP. 22th-28th October 2023, Brussels (Belgium) Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Belgium
Distinctions

Other distinction

2004 Prémio Concurso de Ideias de Negócio FIVE / Business Ideas Competition FIVE